Obligatory “If this were a Republican” comment. But seriously, if a Republican used a overt racial slur, the media would fall over each other to out outrage the other guy.
According to the Washington Times, Representative Charlie Rangel says that the tea party is made up of “white crackers.”
The New York Congressman says that segregationist southerners have simply re-branded themselves, but “[i]t’s the same group we faced in the South with those white crackers and the dogs and the police.”
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He made similar incendiary comments about House Republicans, calling their activities “sabotage” while conveniently ignoring the fact that the House has passed over 200 bills with broad Democratic support that Harry Reid won’t even let the Senate consider.
“Terrorists couldn’t do a better job than the Republicans are doing,” he concluded.